Windows Millenium & VPN
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Ted,
Try installing the vpn software as it may not be installed by default, hopefully the below should sort you out.
Click on your Start button, then go up the menu to Settings, and from there to Control Panel. Choose the Add/Remove Programs icon.
Double-clicking on the Add/Remove Programs will open a window with a title like the one shown. Click on the Windows Setup tab to display the pictured information.
Double-clicking on the Communications item will display a number of optional communications packages. Scroll down until you get to the bottom-most one, Virtual Private Networking. If there is not a check mark in the square next to it, click once in the empty square to check it. Otherwise, if there is a check mark next to it, that means the software is already installed.
Click on the "OK" button to close this window; then "OK" again to close the previous window. At this point, Windows will probably ask you for the Windows ME CD. Follow the instructions, which will install the added software you just selected. Be sure to reboot after installing the new software.
To make sure your installation was successful, double-click the Network icon on your control panel. (If the panel is not open already, go to Start->Settings->Control Panel->Network.) You should see Dial-up Adapter (VPN Support) and a Microsoft Virtual Private Networking Adapter.
Configuring Connection
Go to My Computer and double-click Dial-Up Networking. You will see the screen shot below. Double-click Make New Connection.
Type anything you want for the name of the connection. For the device, select Microsoft VPN Adapter as shown on the left.
Fill in the name or IP address of the VPN or PPTP server you are connecting to.
Click Next.
Click Finish.
Now you should see the connection you just made in the Dial-Up Networking Folder. Right-click the Connection and select Properties.
Fill out the Authentication (User name, Password, Domain) area with the information that was provided on your Account Sheet. Also, place a check in Log on to network
Connecting
You must be connected to the Internet before trying to establish your PPTP VPN Connection. If you are not, the VPN connection will not work.
Double-click the connection you just made above.
Enter your Username and Password - this should be your VPN username and password, which you should get from your VPN Information Sheet. The VPN Server should be filled in from when you setup the connection - verify that it's correct. Place a check in the Save password box if you wish save the password. Click Connect.
You may be presented with the Enter Network Password screen when you establish the VPN connection. This is for logging on to an NT server on your remote office network, after logging on to your VPN server. Fill in your User name, Password, and Domain for the network you are connecting too.
Hope it works
Gareth
Try installing the vpn software as it may not be installed by default, hopefully the below should sort you out.
Click on your Start button, then go up the menu to Settings, and from there to Control Panel. Choose the Add/Remove Programs icon.
Double-clicking on the Add/Remove Programs will open a window with a title like the one shown. Click on the Windows Setup tab to display the pictured information.
Double-clicking on the Communications item will display a number of optional communications packages. Scroll down until you get to the bottom-most one, Virtual Private Networking. If there is not a check mark in the square next to it, click once in the empty square to check it. Otherwise, if there is a check mark next to it, that means the software is already installed.
Click on the "OK" button to close this window; then "OK" again to close the previous window. At this point, Windows will probably ask you for the Windows ME CD. Follow the instructions, which will install the added software you just selected. Be sure to reboot after installing the new software.
To make sure your installation was successful, double-click the Network icon on your control panel. (If the panel is not open already, go to Start->Settings->Control Panel->Network.) You should see Dial-up Adapter (VPN Support) and a Microsoft Virtual Private Networking Adapter.
Configuring Connection
Go to My Computer and double-click Dial-Up Networking. You will see the screen shot below. Double-click Make New Connection.
Type anything you want for the name of the connection. For the device, select Microsoft VPN Adapter as shown on the left.
Fill in the name or IP address of the VPN or PPTP server you are connecting to.
Click Next.
Click Finish.
Now you should see the connection you just made in the Dial-Up Networking Folder. Right-click the Connection and select Properties.
Fill out the Authentication (User name, Password, Domain) area with the information that was provided on your Account Sheet. Also, place a check in Log on to network
Connecting
You must be connected to the Internet before trying to establish your PPTP VPN Connection. If you are not, the VPN connection will not work.
Double-click the connection you just made above.
Enter your Username and Password - this should be your VPN username and password, which you should get from your VPN Information Sheet. The VPN Server should be filled in from when you setup the connection - verify that it's correct. Place a check in the Save password box if you wish save the password. Click Connect.
You may be presented with the Enter Network Password screen when you establish the VPN connection. This is for logging on to an NT server on your remote office network, after logging on to your VPN server. Fill in your User name, Password, and Domain for the network you are connecting too.
Hope it works
Gareth
If your going to be doing anything approaching regular or intensive file sharing, it might be worth considering a Cheap Pix to sit at either end.
Hardware VPN removes 99.9% of the headaches.. and dramatically increases speeds / reduces loads on pcs.
As well as the added bonus of a firewall
Hardware VPN removes 99.9% of the headaches.. and dramatically increases speeds / reduces loads on pcs.
As well as the added bonus of a firewall
Okies...
If VPN doesnt come off for you, you could always just network map to the other pcs (if your behind firewalls / NAT'd,just forward appropriate ports / allow access to appropriate IPs only)
not as secure as VPN, not as much hassle either, and allows you to 'Map a Network Drive' to the other persons shared folder.
With the appropriate user accounts setup each end... it could also be transparent.
Apologies if I am teaching Grandma to suck eggs.
If VPN doesnt come off for you, you could always just network map to the other pcs (if your behind firewalls / NAT'd,just forward appropriate ports / allow access to appropriate IPs only)
not as secure as VPN, not as much hassle either, and allows you to 'Map a Network Drive' to the other persons shared folder.
With the appropriate user accounts setup each end... it could also be transparent.
Apologies if I am teaching Grandma to suck eggs.
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